Steph Lockhart-Franklin
@stefmunkey.bsky.social
Knitter, maker, opinion-haver, writer, foodie, ADHDer. Mostly loud and obnoxious.
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It’s a cold and it’s a broken “cowabunga”
December 21, 2024 at 1:25 AM
It’s a cold and it’s a broken “cowabunga”
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cashier: can take your order?
me: [spent the entire time in line rehearsing for this moment] yes, one pleaseburger cheese :)
me: [spent the entire time in line rehearsing for this moment] yes, one pleaseburger cheese :)
November 11, 2024 at 12:13 AM
cashier: can take your order?
me: [spent the entire time in line rehearsing for this moment] yes, one pleaseburger cheese :)
me: [spent the entire time in line rehearsing for this moment] yes, one pleaseburger cheese :)
Would anybody be interested in reading my little reviews of museums, and touristy things?
March 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Would anybody be interested in reading my little reviews of museums, and touristy things?
February 29, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Not my usual thing on here, but I got cross and wrote something and I thought I should share it
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February 15, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Not my usual thing on here, but I got cross and wrote something and I thought I should share it
stephanie-franklin.co.uk/2024/02/14/i...
stephanie-franklin.co.uk/2024/02/14/i...
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"I want a president who doesn't make bizarre verbal gaffes all the time" well buddy I have some good news about how difficult your decision this November is going to be
February 9, 2024 at 1:57 PM
"I want a president who doesn't make bizarre verbal gaffes all the time" well buddy I have some good news about how difficult your decision this November is going to be
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Did a... did a wolf write this?
February 2, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Did a... did a wolf write this?
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It's an epidemic.
No word of a lie, I was on the players' coach on the way to a rugby match. We stopped at a services, next thing I know they're taking a group selfie in which ALL THIRTY OF THEM are adorned with paper crowns
January 24, 2024 at 7:06 PM
It's an epidemic.
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In a different millennium, I worked in car insurance covering the Pennines, and one winter we suddenly had a huge spike of cars hitting sheep, and it turned out that one council switched from salt to a salt/molasses mix, which the sheep thought was delicious, so they crowded the roads to eat it.
This is a fun story about how salt stops roads from icing up, and how we could do it better — like using cheese brine on roads in Wisconsin 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... by @meghanbartels.bsky.social on Scientific American
Why Does Salting Roads Make Them Safer?
How salt makes roads safer in winter—and why new methods could be better for the environment
www.scientificamerican.com
January 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM
In a different millennium, I worked in car insurance covering the Pennines, and one winter we suddenly had a huge spike of cars hitting sheep, and it turned out that one council switched from salt to a salt/molasses mix, which the sheep thought was delicious, so they crowded the roads to eat it.
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News sites should ask what year you got your first job. Then all starter salaries mentioned should be followed, in brackets, by an inflation-adjusted equivalent in that year.
"Junior doctors start on £28,000 (roughly equivalent to £16,000 in 2001)"
People underestimate the impact of inflation.
"Junior doctors start on £28,000 (roughly equivalent to £16,000 in 2001)"
People underestimate the impact of inflation.
January 12, 2024 at 9:06 AM
News sites should ask what year you got your first job. Then all starter salaries mentioned should be followed, in brackets, by an inflation-adjusted equivalent in that year.
"Junior doctors start on £28,000 (roughly equivalent to £16,000 in 2001)"
People underestimate the impact of inflation.
"Junior doctors start on £28,000 (roughly equivalent to £16,000 in 2001)"
People underestimate the impact of inflation.
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Awkward looking up "The Traitors" on this app because it's full of Americans talking about attempted coups etc when actually I just want to talk about what a sneaky man that Paul off the telly is
January 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Awkward looking up "The Traitors" on this app because it's full of Americans talking about attempted coups etc when actually I just want to talk about what a sneaky man that Paul off the telly is
A little church highlight this week: getting aggressively enthusiastically recruited to the choir by what I can only describe as a gang of choristers, during coffee after midweek Eucharist
January 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
A little church highlight this week: getting aggressively enthusiastically recruited to the choir by what I can only describe as a gang of choristers, during coffee after midweek Eucharist
It's been a while since I read The Power, and I'd almost forgotten how good a writer @naomialderman.bsky.social is. But OOOOOFFF. The Future is painfully brilliant.
January 2, 2024 at 11:01 AM
It's been a while since I read The Power, and I'd almost forgotten how good a writer @naomialderman.bsky.social is. But OOOOOFFF. The Future is painfully brilliant.
More strudel, Herr Dettweiler?
December 30, 2023 at 2:19 PM
More strudel, Herr Dettweiler?
Christian pals: what are your favourite faith-related books? (Other than the Bible)
I'm purging all the toxic 🗑 from my shelves and want something to replace them with!
I'm purging all the toxic 🗑 from my shelves and want something to replace them with!
December 26, 2023 at 9:45 PM
Christian pals: what are your favourite faith-related books? (Other than the Bible)
I'm purging all the toxic 🗑 from my shelves and want something to replace them with!
I'm purging all the toxic 🗑 from my shelves and want something to replace them with!
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Whether you've seen this, or not, it is a thing of real magic.
December 24, 2023 at 6:15 AM
Whether you've seen this, or not, it is a thing of real magic.
Is #ClergyMaltClub going to be A Thing on here? Because it was one of my favourite things about the bird app
December 24, 2023 at 11:30 AM
Is #ClergyMaltClub going to be A Thing on here? Because it was one of my favourite things about the bird app
Contemplating staying for the family service after Eucharist on Sunday, purely for the songs. Because LOOK
December 8, 2023 at 9:16 PM
Contemplating staying for the family service after Eucharist on Sunday, purely for the songs. Because LOOK
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This is a post by me, who just went to play Tetris for 20 minutes after seeing something horrible and it did in fact seem to help. I don’t really care if it’s placebo (actually the evidence is pretty compelling, you can look it up). Placebo itself is a great treatment.
It is terribly easy to unexpectedly see photos of appalling and extremely upsetting things on the internet.
There is actually some pretty good evidence that playing Tetris after seeing something like that can help your brain to not store it as a PTSD sudden flashback memory.
There is actually some pretty good evidence that playing Tetris after seeing something like that can help your brain to not store it as a PTSD sudden flashback memory.
December 3, 2023 at 10:45 PM
This is a post by me, who just went to play Tetris for 20 minutes after seeing something horrible and it did in fact seem to help. I don’t really care if it’s placebo (actually the evidence is pretty compelling, you can look it up). Placebo itself is a great treatment.
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fyi in case you are wondering "may his memory be a blessing" is the standard jewish response to death but there's another, special one just for evil bastards, "may his name be erased"
November 30, 2023 at 4:46 AM
fyi in case you are wondering "may his memory be a blessing" is the standard jewish response to death but there's another, special one just for evil bastards, "may his name be erased"
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It seems this place needs a reminder too.
November 22, 2023 at 6:50 PM
It seems this place needs a reminder too.
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I wonder if we should stop the "we must all do our bit" messaging around emissions and instead constantly point out how much more the mega-rich emit compared to the rest of us
November 22, 2023 at 10:14 PM
I wonder if we should stop the "we must all do our bit" messaging around emissions and instead constantly point out how much more the mega-rich emit compared to the rest of us
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Fairy puff. Postcard from my collection, mailed 1912.
November 23, 2023 at 4:02 AM
Fairy puff. Postcard from my collection, mailed 1912.